MARITIME LAW: THE ORIGINS AND LEGAL-HISTORICAL EVOLUTION FROM ANTIQUITY TO MORDERN TIME

This article aims to make a brief summary of the legal and regulatory developments in maritime law Based on the view that the Law of the Sea , in essence , was forged in customary practices dating back from time immemorial, is studied , the training process right from the usual, as these customs emerged and promoted in aeons to influence the use of modern conceptions and water traffic . It will highlight the eminent influence that the Law of the Sea had for the formation of the present political, economic and legal on a global scale.